Brilliant Observations
Real friends. Real funny. We swear. Like, a lot. Join us for unscripted, uncensored, and definitely unsuitable-for-work comedy conversation about relationships, marriage, friendship, sex, hope, parenting and prospering at midlife. It's like grabbing a weekly cocktail with your favorite girlfriends for a candid look at life that lifts you up as it pulls you in. From religion to porn to money, fears, our bodies, our brains, secrets, failures, food, family and finding your path, almost nothing is off-limits (except politics — gross). Longtime friends Melissa Brilliant and Amy Fugazi overshare about everything with the love and trust that only comes from a lifetime of being there for each other. So cut through the fake friends who try to glamourize all the BS masquerading as midlife. We're the bawdy, brutally honest best friends you never knew you had. And we always pick up the check. Love us? Tell your friends. Hate us? Tell your therapist.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 419
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ravioli vs Pierogi | Brilliant Observations 220
Melissa makes a tragic attempt at elevating the humble pierogi above the world's greatest food. Spoiler Alert: it's ravioli.
Plus, Amy falls down on public transportation (again), takes a strong pos…
Best Halloween Ever | Brilliant Observations 219
You know how triggering Halloween is for us, Dear Listener. You'll be pleased to know this might be the year we finally cracked it. Hint: child labor FTW!
Penny for your Thoughts?Full disclosure: t…
Alec Baldwin Is Not the Story | Brilliant Observations 218
Poor Alec Baldwin. He must feel so terrible now that his wife was accidentally shot and killed at work. Wait —
This week, we dive deep into Listener Feedback, including some Bad Dating Advice, and Mi…
Mean Weed | Brilliant Observations 217
"Paging Dr. Covid, please meet your party in the lobby..." Welcome to Arizona, kids, where the marijuana is free, the masks are missing and the overwhelm is real. Join us as we recap the high times, …
Blame It on She Podcasts Live | Brilliant Observations 216
It’s T-minus She Podcasts Live, kids, and Mercury Retrograde is in full effect. This is the conference we've been looking forward to for TWO (count em!) plus covid years, and we're not missing it now…
Used Toys | Brilliant Observations 215
It's the marital vibrators episode, featuring "used" lube. Good thing my husband doesn't listen to this podcast. Not sure what else there is to say here, really. Because after that opening sentence…
F Your Joy | Brilliant Observations 213
So we had a Sex Gathering this week.
But sure, let's talk about unboxing videos for 42 minutes. (Don't worry. We get there.)
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Book of Life | Brilliant Observations 212
Missy's long estranged brother has an emergency during the judgiest week in the Jewish calendar. What's a girl to do? Spoiler Alert: it's a mitzvah. Join us as we talk toilets (natch!), Pilates, divi…
Toilet NOW | Brilliant Observations 211
It’s Jewish New Year, and shofar, sho good for the Brilliants (spoiler alert: they made the book!). Missy’s family fails to guard her dog’s ass, and Amy invites McDonald’s to have its way with hers.
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Sticky Barbies | Brilliant Observations 210
What's the opposite of Imposter Syndrome? Hint: chances are it's got a dick. This week, Melissa and Amy dive deep into cat piss, sex with authority figures, hiring employees while still in jail and A…
Missy Melts | Brilliant Observations 209
Welp, the day of reckoning is finally here — Melissa's eldest has flown the coop. Then all of the sudden, Missy has something in her eye...
We follow that poignant discussion with an evisceration of …
That Was Some Spell! | Brilliant Observations 208
It’s college move-in time, and Amy’s spilling all the BMOC tea. Meanwhile, Missy's kids pull a snarky page right out of The Giving Tree. Ouch! Maybe that's why Missy's taken to pondering the power of…
You Have the Worst Face | Brilliant Observations 207
Who can make the sun rise? Sprinkle it with dew? Stu! Missy sings the praises of Wynonna Earp, potty humor and the surprising upside of being a Karen. Meanwhile, Amy goes bra shopping and (as usual) …
Make Good Choices (Do As I Say Not As I Did)
What happens at college stays at college. Or does it? Melissa sure as shit hopes so. We cover first airline flight memories, drugs of bygone eras, and why Amy never learned to tell time (...or discar…
Penis in Space! | Brilliant Observations 205
Do Jeff Bezos’s balls taste better dipped in ranch? Spoiler alert: no, no they don’t. Join us as we hate on the Billionaire Boyz Club as they skip out on paying taxes, puff up their own blow holes an…
Hermione Hymen | Brilliant Observations 204
That fancy vibrator, a Discovery of Cheeses and refusing to call our friends on their own BS. It's enough to make a gal throw a rock through her rear window. Join Melissa and Amy as they break it al…
If You're Gonna Do It Anyway Why Not Get Paid? | Brilliant Observations 203
Is it important for your friends to like your kids? Follow up question: if so, where might one find new friends? The squeaky pig gets the dog in this all new, topic-packed episode. Ethan enrolls at P…
Now You've Stepped in It! | Brilliant Observations 202
What can we say? Some days you tiptoe through the tulips. Other days, you're up to your patella in a steaming pile of puhpoooo.
Join the conversation online (and bring a towel) at @ListenBrilliant, @…
A Singing Pickle Is Not A Birthday Gift | Brilliant Observations 201
Try as he might, Stuart just can’t seem to get the Birthday mojo this year. First it was his No Surprise 50th birthday (Suprise?). Now, the Amazon cart gives him away. Missy tries a new vibrator (zzZ…